{{tnr}}'''Michael "Mike" Quigley''' (b. October 17, 1958) is a [[Democratic]] member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]]. Quigley was elected by voters from [[Illinois' 5th congressional district]]. Quigley ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 20, 2012.<ref name="abc">[http://abclocal.go.com/wls/elections/local/results ''ABC News 7'' "Election Results Primary 2012" Accessed March 20, 2012]</ref>

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{{tnr}}'''Michael "Mike" Quigley''' (b. October 17, 1958 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a [[Democratic]] member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]]. Quigley was elected by voters from [[Illinois' 5th congressional district]]. He was first elected to the [[U.S. House]] in 2009.<ref name="biography"/>

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Quigley won re-election in the general election on November 6, 2012.<ref name="abc">[http://abclocal.go.com/wls/elections/local/results ''ABC News 7'' "Election Results Primary 2012" Accessed March 20, 2012]</ref>

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Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by ''GovTrack'', Quigley is a "[[GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking|moderate Democratic follower]]".<ref>[http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/mike_quigley/412331 ''Gov Track'' "Quigley" Accessed May 23, 2012]</ref>

==Biography==

==Biography==

Quigley did his undergraduate work at Roosevelt University, earned a master’s degree in public policy from the University of Chicago, and a law degree from the Loyola University School of Law, all in Chicago. He also served as an adjunct professor of political science at Loyola University Chicago and Roosevelt University, lecturing on politics, the environment and local government. He was a practicing lawyer for almost twenty years.<ref name="biography"> [http://quigley.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4&Itemid=53 ''Congressman Mike Quigley'' "About Mike" Accessed November 1st, 2011] </ref>

Quigley did his undergraduate work at Roosevelt University, earned a master’s degree in public policy from the University of Chicago, and a law degree from the Loyola University School of Law, all in Chicago. He also served as an adjunct professor of political science at Loyola University Chicago and Roosevelt University, lecturing on politics, the environment and local government. He was a practicing lawyer for almost twenty years.<ref name="biography"> [http://quigley.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4&Itemid=53 ''Congressman Mike Quigley'' "About Mike" Accessed November 1st, 2011] </ref>

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==Committee assignments==

==Committee assignments==

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===U.S. House of Representatives===

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Quigley serves on the following committees:<ref>[http://media.cq.com/pub/committees/ ''CQ.com,'' "House Committee Rosters for the 113th Congress"]</ref>

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*[[United States House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations|Committee on Appropriations]]

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**Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government

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*[[United States House of Representatives Committee on Judiciary]] <ref name="biography"/>

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*[[United States House of Representatives Committee on Judiciary|Committee on Judiciary]] <ref name="biography"/>

** Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security

** Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security

** Subcommittee on the Constitution

** Subcommittee on the Constitution

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*[[United States House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform]]<ref name="biography"/>

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*[[United States House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform|Committee on Oversight and Government Reform]]<ref name="biography"/>

** Subcommittee on TARP, Financial Services and Bailouts of Public and Private Programs (Ranking Member)

** Subcommittee on TARP, Financial Services and Bailouts of Public and Private Programs (Ranking Member)

** Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense and Foreign Operations

** Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense and Foreign Operations

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==Issues==

==Issues==

===House Judiciary Committee===

===House Judiciary Committee===

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* Jobs: "...meets regularly with small business owners in the Fifth District, working hard to eliminate red tape and financial barriers to increased hiring, and seeking new and creative ways to increase opportunity."

* Jobs: "...meets regularly with small business owners in the Fifth District, working hard to eliminate red tape and financial barriers to increased hiring, and seeking new and creative ways to increase opportunity."

* Healthcare: "been a vocal opponent of cuts in Medicaid funding which would have a devastating impact on the health care workforce and the health plans of public sector workers."<ref>[http://www.quigleyforcongress.com/issues/ ''Quigley for Congress'', "Issues," Accessed September 27, 2012]</ref>

* Healthcare: "been a vocal opponent of cuts in Medicaid funding which would have a devastating impact on the health care workforce and the health plans of public sector workers."<ref>[http://www.quigleyforcongress.com/issues/ ''Quigley for Congress'', "Issues," Accessed September 27, 2012]</ref>

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===Specific votes===

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====Fiscal Cliff====

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Quigley voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was one of 172 Democrats that voted in favor of the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257/167 vote on January 1, 2013.<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2012/roll659.xml ''U.S. House'' "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff" Accessed January 4, 2013.]</ref>

Quigley was running in the [[U.S. Congress elections, 2012|2012 election]] for the [[U.S. House elections, 2012|U.S. House]], representing [[United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2012|Illinos']] [[Illinois' 5th congressional district elections, 2012|5th District]]. Quigley sought the nomination on the Democratic ticket. The [[Signature requirements and deadlines for 2012 U.S. Congress elections|signature filing deadline]] was December 27, 2011, with the primary taking place on March 20, 2012.

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Quigley ran in the [[U.S. Congress elections, 2012|2012 election]] for the [[U.S. House elections, 2012|U.S. House]], representing [[United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2012|Illinos']] [[Illinois' 5th congressional district elections, 2012|5th District]]. Quigley sought the nomination on the Democratic ticket. The [[Signature requirements and deadlines for 2012 U.S. Congress elections|signature filing deadline]] was December 27, 2011, with the primary taking place on March 20, 2012.

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Quigley ran unopposed in the [[Illinois' 5th congressional district elections, 2012|Democratic primary]] on March 20, 2012. He will face Republican candidate [[Dan Schmitt]] in the general election on November 6, 2012.

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Quigley ran unopposed in the [[Illinois' 5th congressional district elections, 2012|Democratic primary]] on March 20, 2012. He defeated Republican candidate [[Dan Schmitt]] in the general election on November 6, 2012.<ref>[http://www.politico.com/2012-election/results/house/illinois/ ''Politico'' "2012 Election Map, Illinois"]</ref>

On November 2, 2010, Quigley won re-election to the [[United States House of Representatives]]. He defeated David Ratowitz (R) and Matthew Reichel (G) in the general election.<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2010election.pdf ''U.S. Congress House Clerk'' "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010"]</ref>

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The website ''Legistorm'' compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Quigley paid his congressional staff a total of $1,111,255 in 2011. He ranks 147th on the list of the lowest paid Democratic Representative Staff Salaries and he ranks 55th overall of the highest paid Representative Staff Salaries in 2011. Overall, [[Illinois]] ranks 46th in average salary for representative staff. The average [[U.S. House of Representatives]] congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.<ref>[http://www.legistorm.com/member/997/Rep_Mike_Quigley.html LegiStorm "Mike Quigley"]</ref>

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===Net worth===

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Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by ''GovTrack'', Quigley is a "[[GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking|rank-and-file Democrat]]," as of June 16, 2013.<ref>[http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/mike_quigley/412331 ''Gov Track'' "Quigley" Accessed June 16, 2013]</ref>

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:: ''See also: [[Net Worth of United States Senators and Representatives]]''

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Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by ''OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics'', Quigley's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $-34,998 and $119,998. That averages to $42,500, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic Representatives in 2010 of $4,465,875.<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00030581&year=2010 ''OpenSecrets.org'', "Quigley, (D-Illinois), 2010"]</ref>

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===National Journal vote ratings===

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:: ''See also: [[National Journal vote ratings]]''

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Each year ''National Journal'' publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of congress voted in the previous year. Quigley ranked 109th in the liberal rankings in 2012.<ref>[http://www.nationaljournal.com/2012-vote-ratings ''National Journal,'' "2012 Congressional Vote Ratings," February 27, 2013]</ref>

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Each year ''National Journal'' publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of congress voted in the previous year. Quigley ranked 109th in the liberal rankings.<ref>[http://www.nationaljournal.com/voteratings2011/searchable-vote-ratings-tables-house-20120223 ''National Journal,'' "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," February 23, 2012]</ref>

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===Lifetime missed votes===

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According to the website ''GovTrack,'' Quigley missed 63 of 3,157 roll call votes from Apr 2009 to Mar 2013. This amounts to 2.0%, which is better than the median of 2.2% among current congressional representatives as of March 2013.<ref>[http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/mike_quigley/412331 ''GovTrack,'' "Mike Quigley," Accessed April 1, 2013]</ref>

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===Congressional staff salaries===

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The website ''Legistorm'' compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Quigley paid his congressional staff a total of $1,111,255 in 2011. He ranks 147th on the list of the lowest paid Democratic Representative Staff Salaries and he ranks 55th overall of the highest paid Representative Staff Salaries in 2011. Overall, [[Illinois]] ranks 46th in average salary for representative staff. The average [[U.S. House of Representatives]] congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.<ref>[http://www.legistorm.com/member/997/Rep_Mike_Quigley.html LegiStorm "Mike Quigley"]</ref>

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===Net worth===

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Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by ''OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics'', Quigley's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between -$49,998 and $70,998. That averages to $10,500, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic Representatives in 2011 of $5,107,874. His average net worth decreased by 75.29% from 2010.<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00030581&year=2011 ''OpenSecrets.org'', "Quigley (D-Ill), 2011"]</ref>

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Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by ''OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics'', Quigley's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $-34,998 and $119,998. That averages to $42,500, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic Representatives in 2010 of $4,465,875.<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00030581&year=2010 ''OpenSecrets.org'', "Quigley, (D-Illinois), 2010"]</ref>

Quigley won re-election in the general election on November 6, 2012.[2]

Based on analysis of multiple outside rankings, Quigley is an average Democratic member of Congress, meaning he will vote with the Democratic Party on the majority of bills.

Biography

Quigley did his undergraduate work at Roosevelt University, earned a master’s degree in public policy from the University of Chicago, and a law degree from the Loyola University School of Law, all in Chicago. He also served as an adjunct professor of political science at Loyola University Chicago and Roosevelt University, lecturing on politics, the environment and local government. He was a practicing lawyer for almost twenty years.[1]

2011-2012

Subcommittee on TARP, Financial Services and Bailouts of Public and Private Programs (Ranking Member)

Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense and Foreign Operations

Issues

House Judiciary Committee

Congressman Quigley was first appointed to the House Judiciary Committee shortly after he was sworn into the Congress in 2009. Quigley serves on the House Judiciary Subcommittees on Courts and Competition Policy, and Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.[4]

Campaign themes

Jobs: "...meets regularly with small business owners in the Fifth District, working hard to eliminate red tape and financial barriers to increased hiring, and seeking new and creative ways to increase opportunity."

Healthcare: "been a vocal opponent of cuts in Medicaid funding which would have a devastating impact on the health care workforce and the health plans of public sector workers."[5]

Specific votes

Fiscal Cliff

Quigley voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was one of 172 Democrats that voted in favor of the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257/167 vote on January 1, 2013.[6]

Full history

To view the full congressional electoral history for Mike Quigley, click [show] to expand the section.

2010

On November 2, 2010, Mike Quigley won re-election to the United States House. He defeated David Ratowitz (R) and Matthew Reichel (G) in the general election.[8]

U.S. House, Illinois District 5 General Election, 2010

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

Mike Quigleyincumbent

70.6%

108,360

Republican

David Ratowitz

25.4%

38,935

Green

Matthew Reichel

4%

6,140

Total Votes

153,435

Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor information for Quigley is available dating back to 2010. Based on available campaign finance records, Quigley raised a total of $2,029,964 during that time period. This information was last updated on April 5, 2013.[9]

Lifetime missed votes

According to the website GovTrack, Quigley missed 63 of 3,157 roll call votes from Apr 2009 to Mar 2013. This amounts to 2.0%, which is better than the median of 2.2% among current congressional representatives as of March 2013.[16]

Congressional staff salaries

2011

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Quigley paid his congressional staff a total of $1,111,255 in 2011. He ranks 147th on the list of the lowest paid Democratic Representative Staff Salaries and he ranks 55th overall of the highest paid Representative Staff Salaries in 2011. Overall, Illinois ranks 46th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[17]

Net worth

2011

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Quigley's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between -$49,998 and $70,998. That averages to $10,500, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic Representatives in 2011 of $5,107,874. His average net worth decreased by 75.29% from 2010.[18]

2010

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Quigley's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $-34,998 and $119,998. That averages to $42,500, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic Representatives in 2010 of $4,465,875.[19]

Personal

Quigley lives with his wife Barbara, daughters Alyson and Meghan, and two dogs in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood where he has lived since 1982.[20]

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